[COVID-19\Stimulus Package]
“The NAACP urges Congress to begin work on another COVID-19 response package quickly. For the duration of this crisis, we will continue to fight for measures to protect the health, safety and well-being of underserved and overlooked communities.”
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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS CALL ON CONGRESS TO ADDRESS DISPROPORTIONATE CORONAVIRUS IMPACT ON BLACK AMERICANS
[COVID-19\Coronavirus\Black America]
Marc Morial: “Urban communities of color are likely to suffer the brunt of the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis and any legislative response must contain targeted relief.”
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NAACP TELE TOWN HALL DRAWS THOUSANDS OF CONCERNED CITIZEN CALLS ON CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
[Coronavirus\COVID-19\Pandemic]
The severity of the coronavirus has had widespread implications across the world and continues to affect the most vulnerable and underserved communities.
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BRONX LIVING LEGEND CLAUDETTE COLVIN GETS STREET NAMED IN HER HONOR
[Women’s History Month\Claudette Colvin]
Claudette Colvin was one of four plaintiffs, namely Aurelia Browder, Susie McDonald and Mary Louise Smith, who filed a lawsuit against segregated bus seating…The case was successful, thus impacting public transportation throughout the country.
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NAACP COMMENDS CALL FOR INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW INTO MYON BURRELL CASE
[Criminal Injustice\Myon Burrell]
NAACP’s Derrick Johnson: “The call for an independent investigation and review into the case of Myon Burrell by Senator Klobuchar speaks immeasurable volumes to the power and tenaciousness of our Minneapolis NAACP leadership.”
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CONGRESSMAN INTRODUCES BILL TO HONOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN PHILADELPHIA TRAILBLAZER
[William T. Coleman, Jr.\ H.R. 5937]
Coleman was the second African American ever to serve in the U.S. Cabinet. He was appointed by President Gerald Ford as secretary of transportation, serving from 1975 to 1977.
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MEDGAR EVERS: “WHAT THEN DOES THE NEGRO WANT?”
[Celebrating Black History Month\Medgar Evers]
Medgar Evers: “The Negro has been here in America since 1619, a total of 344 years. He is not going anywhere else; this country is his home.”
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NAACP CRITICIZES INJUSTICE AND LACK OF EVIDENCE IN MYON BURRELL CASE AS “EXTREMELY TROUBLING”
[Criminal Justice\Mass Incarceration\Myon Burrell]
NAACP’s Derrick Johnson: “It is unfortunate and extremely troubling that Myon Burrell has spent the majority of his life behind bars. The lack of evidence and conflicting accounts of what transpired was reason enough for him not be charged or convicted.”
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NAACP SUPPORTS TRUMP IMPEACHMENT ON ABUSE OF POWER AND OBSTRUCTION OF CONGRESS
[Congress\Trump Impeachment]
The NAACP supported the articles of impeachment… President Trump placed his own personal political interests above the national interests of the United States, sought to undermine the integrity of the U.S. election process, and in doing so he endangered national security.
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